After ''Top Gun'' came out, Tom Cruise quickly became a mega movie star, doing ''Rain Man,'' ''A Few Good Men'' and ''Mission Impossible.'' Then he got weird and started jumping on couches, around 2005.

After ''Top Gun'' came out, Tom Cruise quickly became a mega movie star, doing ''Rain Man,'' ''A Few Good Men'' and ''Mission Impossible.'' Then he got weird and started jumping on couches, around 2005.

Val Kilmer in 2012, during filming in Austin of Terrence Malick's new movie.

Val Kilmer in 2012, during filming in Austin of Terrence Malick's new movie.

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Val Kilmer also did a one-man show called ''Citizen Twain'' in Hollywood in March of 2012. He's pictured at the opening night.

Val Kilmer also did a one-man show called ''Citizen Twain'' in Hollywood in March of 2012. He's pictured at the opening night.

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''Top Gun'' starred a then-mostly unknown Meg Ryan, who played Goose's cute wife Carole and had the line, ''Take me to bed or lose me forever!'' Meg Ryan is pictured in 1986, the year the movie came out. less

''Top Gun'' starred a then-mostly unknown Meg Ryan, who played Goose's cute wife Carole and had the line, ''Take me to bed or lose me forever!'' Meg Ryan is pictured in 1986, the year the movie came ... more

Not so much dangerous as creepy. It's Kenny Loggins in the video for ''Danger Zone,'' Top Gun's theme song. Just try to listen to this anthem and see if you don't burst out saying, ''I feel the need ... the need for speed!'' less

Not so much dangerous as creepy. It's Kenny Loggins in the video for ''Danger Zone,'' Top Gun's theme song. Just try to listen to this anthem and see if you don't burst out saying, ''I feel the need ... the ... more

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Tom Skerritt was ''Viper,'' Tom Cruise's chief instructor who taught him a valuable lesson about teamwork. Skerritt is pictured in the movie ''Fighting Back,'' which came out a few years before ''Top Gun.''

Tom Skerritt was ''Viper,'' Tom Cruise's chief instructor who taught him a valuable lesson about teamwork. Skerritt is pictured in the movie ''Fighting Back,'' which came out a few years before ''Top Gun.''